Calypso Cliffs () are two prominent rocky cliffs rising to on the south side of

Mobiloil Inlet Mobiloil Inlet () is an ice-filled inlet, nurtured by several northeast and east flowing glaciers, lying between the Rock Pile Peaks and Hollick-Kenyon Peninsula along the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. It was discovered by Sir Hubert ...

immediately west of the mouth of Cronus Glacier, on the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. They were photographed from the air by the

United States Antarctic Service The United States Antarctic Program (or USAP; formerly known as the United States Antarctic Research Program or USARP and the United States Antarctic Service or USAS) is an organization of the United States government which has presence in the A ...

, September 28, 1940, and by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (

trimetrogon Trimetrogon is an aerial photographic survey method that involves the use of three cameras in one assembly. One camera is pointed directly downwards, and the other two are pointed to either side of the flight path at a 30° depression angle (60° ...

air photography), December 22, 1947. They were surveyed by the

Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is the United Kingdom's national polar research institute. It has a dual purpose, to conduct polar science, enabling better understanding of global issues, and to provide an active presence in the Antarctic o ...

in December 1958, and named by the

UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (or UK-APC) is a United Kingdom government committee, part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, responsible for recommending names of geographical locations within the British Antarctic Territory (BAT) and ...

after Calypso the daughter of Atlas, a goddess in Greek mythology.

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* Cliffs of Graham Land Bowman Coast Calypso (mythology) {{BowmanCoast-geo-stub